I know that it hurts sometimes, but it's beautiful
Working every day, now you're bleeding through your cuticles
Passing through a portal as you're sittin' in your cubicle
Isn't life beautiful? I think that life is beautiful
Tryna keep your cool at your grandfather's funeral
Finding out eventually the feeling wasn't mutual
You were not invited 'cause you're nothing like the usual
Isn't life beautiful? I think that life is beautiful
You wanna see your friends, but you're stuck inside a hospital
Doctor walks in and he tells you that it's terminal
Tumor in your brain and they're sayin' it's inoperable
Isn't life beautiful? I think that life is beautiful
They'll kill your little brother and they'll tell you he's a criminal
They'll fucking kill you too, so you better not get physical
Welcome to America, the type of shit is typical
Isn't life beautiful? I think that life is beautiful
[Verse 2]
Wake up in the morning, now you doing the impossible
Find out what's important, now you're feeling philosophical
When I die, I'll pack my bags, move somewhere more affordable
Isn't life horrible? I think that life is horrible
You think she's adorable, she thinks that you're intolerable
You think you can do it, but your chances are improbable
Once you feel unstoppable, you run into an obstacle
Isn't life comical? I think that life is comical
And if you ever need a friend, then you got me
And in the end, when I die, would you watch me?
And if I try suicide, would you stop me?
Would you help me get a grip or would you drop me?
Run away, make friends with the moon
Why you trippin'? You'll be with your friends soon
There comes a time everybody meets the same fate
I think I'ma die alone inside my room
[Outro]
Isn't life beautiful? I think that life is beautiful
Isn't life beautiful? I think that life is beautiful
Isn't life beautiful? I think that life is beautiful
Isn't life beautiful? I think that life is beautiful
About
“Life is Beautiful” is the third single off of Peep’s posthumous album, Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 2. The song is a remix of a previous Lil Peep song known as “Life” which was released as one of his first songs and was apart of the Feelz EP. It was produced by TeamSesh’s own Drip-133.
The song’s lyrical content dives into themes of life, death, and depression. Peep sings regarding the negative aspects of life while also recognizing the beauty of life. Bouncing back and forth between these two ideologies, the song finally settles on its initial depressing theme with Peep imagining a death alone in his room from a drug overdose.
The song’s lyrical content inadvertently was reflected in Peep’s life when he died on November 15, 2017 from an accidental overdose on fentanyl and xanax. The album itself was released just under a year after Peep’s death.
Q&A
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It was a time that Peep was recording and he was, i think, the most hungry that he ever was to make it. His style changed throughout the years. All the time. When he recorded “life,” I think a lot was on his mind, and he wanted to make a song that was really leaving a message for humanity. The track is political in my opnion. He touches on subjects that he wouldn’t in his newer music.
Gus wrote this song in early 2015. He and a friend shot some footage at our home in Long Beach, NY—where a couple of his other videos were shot. Gus liked shooting in the basement, and in the garage. He liked playing with atmosphere. In this one, he was playing with light and shadow. He was also very proud of his new glasses. He needed prescription glasses, and this was the only pair he ever had with a prescription in them.
- 2.Runaway
- 4.Cry Alone
- 5.Leanin’
- 6.16 Lines
- 7.Life is Beautiful
- 8.Hate Me
- 9.IDGAF
- 10.White Girl
- 11.Fingers
- 12.Falling Down